Assessments by Alex Rocha

summative

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:37:59 UTC

An example would be an end of unit exam. This is here because it assesses at an end of a term.

benchmark

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:40:14 UTC

An example would be a pre-test before an SBAC exam. This is here because it gathers information for teachers to know how students would be ranked against a set of standardized questions.

Classroom

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:42:00 UTC

An example would be a completion of questions on a worksheet to represent knowledge of a topic. This is here because students are given feedback during class and allowed to make changes to assess if their work is acceptable.

Common

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:42:45 UTC

An example would be a whole-grade-level writing assessment. This is here because it involves a team of teachers to design and build a rubric to gather information on students.

Criterion-referenced

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:43:19 UTC

An example would be a test with specific questions based on standards like identifying the theme of a story. This is here because it assesses results against standards.

Diagnostic

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:44:49 UTC

An example would be a quarterly exam such as an I-Ready diagnostic exam. This is here because it is used at the end of a term.

Formal

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:45:07 UTC

An example would be a quiz. This is here because it is a teacher-planned assessment to gather information about instruction.

formative

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:45:36 UTC

An example would be asking students questions during a lesson. This is here because it gives students feedback to questions they are trying to answer and a chance to correct their response during the lesson.

high-stakes

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:45:47 UTC

An example would be an SBAC test. This is here because it ranks students and schools based on results.

informal

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:46:33 UTC

An example would be a pop-quiz. This is here because it assesses students about their learning.

instructional

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:48:44 UTC

An example would be an exit-ticket. This is here as it is similar to a classroom assessment and must be in the same category.

interim

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:54:40 UTC

An example would be a quarterly exam. This is here because it assesses at an end of a specific term.

large-scale

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:55:04 UTC

An example would be a whole-district exam on reading comprehension. This is here because it is used to inform schools about their status of teaching comprehension.

Norm-referenced

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:55:33 UTC

An example would be a test taken by a proficient student results and a different class' results to compare. This is here because it ranks/compares students to the initial student.

Performance

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:55:47 UTC

An example would be a group-project where students create a poster based on researched ideas in class. This is here because it allows students to create their own work and self-reflect on their own grade of work with a rubric or guideline.

Standardized

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:57:01 UTC

An example would be a test that shows results within a pie-chart to represent students' performance. Standardized is here because it ranks students.

summative

alexaaronrocha — 2023-10-30 04:59:46 UTC

An example would be an end-of-unit test. Summative is placed here as it would be used to define a key point after a teaching unit.